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13.14. Why does a person feel weightlessness during freefall?

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Sveta_85 [38]3 years ago

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Answer:

When in free fall, the only force acting upon your body is the force of gravity - a non-contact force. Since the force of gravity cannot be felt without any other opposing forces, you would have no sensation of it. You would feel weightless when in a state of free fall.

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13.14. Why does a person feel weightlessness during freefall?​

13.14. Why does a person feel weightlessness during freefall?